On of the most outrageous and glamorous sports to ever come out of the USA is professional wrestling. This is now a hugely successful business with millions of fans all over the world. The TV shows are shown not only across the country, but all over the world. However, the history of professional wrestling as far more humble roots.
During the early 20th century, professional wrestling was little more than the mat grappling, popular in high schools and colleges. After little success, the interest soon started to wane as the predictable nature of the spectacle was no match for the hugely popular sport of boxing. In 1920, professional wrestler Joseph Mondt came up with a new amalgamation of several forms of the sport. His new invention was named 'Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling'.
The new form of the sport had some moderate success, but that was soon cut short after various legal arguments forced Mondt to break away. After meeting Jess McMahon, the pair decided to launch a new organization, called Capitol Wrestling Corporation. This would later develop into the National Wrestling Alliance and had jurisdiction all over the US, including several different regional bodies, but sharing the same world champion.
Under Vincent McMahon Snr's guidance, the CWA soon became the dominant force in the sport, much to the concern of the National Wrestling Alliance. After four decades of dominance, the Alliance became fed up with McMahon's dominance and chose to strip the then champion, Buddy Rogers, of his title. Rogers represented the CWA and the act was seen as an aggressive attempt to limit the CWA's power. In retaliation, McMahon pulled his version of the sport out of the Alliance and set up the World Wrestling Federation in 1979.
In 1982, McMahon's son, Vincent Jnr, bought the company outright from his father and the other shareholders. The NWA was still the governing body of the sport across America, but McMahon Jnr wanted that to change. Breaking an old agreement, he syndicated his WWF show across the country and began to market an alternative to the NWA in every state of the country.
Wrestlemania attracted crowds and TV audiences never seen before. The success of the event led to US network, NBC, starting a weekly show called Saturday Night's Main Event. In 1993, America's longest periodic TV show began - Monday Night RAW. While the WCW launched its own version, known as Monday Nitro, Raw was always dominant in national TV ratings.
The WWF continued to grow, so much so that in 2001, McMahon's WWF bought its rival, the WCW, for a total of seven dollars. Work was started to integrate both shows, with the use of a special storyline, named 'The Invasion'. Despite this global dominance, it was a charity in Europe that forced McMahon to change the name of his beloved organization from the WWF to World Wrestling Entertainment, known everywhere as the WWE.
The WWE is now a global phenomenon and the only instantly recognizable brand around. They have administration and marketing offices in Sydney, London and Tokyo, giving them a significant presence in every major consumer market. They currently have three regular shows om air: Raw, Smackdown and NXT.
During the early 20th century, professional wrestling was little more than the mat grappling, popular in high schools and colleges. After little success, the interest soon started to wane as the predictable nature of the spectacle was no match for the hugely popular sport of boxing. In 1920, professional wrestler Joseph Mondt came up with a new amalgamation of several forms of the sport. His new invention was named 'Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling'.
The new form of the sport had some moderate success, but that was soon cut short after various legal arguments forced Mondt to break away. After meeting Jess McMahon, the pair decided to launch a new organization, called Capitol Wrestling Corporation. This would later develop into the National Wrestling Alliance and had jurisdiction all over the US, including several different regional bodies, but sharing the same world champion.
Under Vincent McMahon Snr's guidance, the CWA soon became the dominant force in the sport, much to the concern of the National Wrestling Alliance. After four decades of dominance, the Alliance became fed up with McMahon's dominance and chose to strip the then champion, Buddy Rogers, of his title. Rogers represented the CWA and the act was seen as an aggressive attempt to limit the CWA's power. In retaliation, McMahon pulled his version of the sport out of the Alliance and set up the World Wrestling Federation in 1979.
In 1982, McMahon's son, Vincent Jnr, bought the company outright from his father and the other shareholders. The NWA was still the governing body of the sport across America, but McMahon Jnr wanted that to change. Breaking an old agreement, he syndicated his WWF show across the country and began to market an alternative to the NWA in every state of the country.
Wrestlemania attracted crowds and TV audiences never seen before. The success of the event led to US network, NBC, starting a weekly show called Saturday Night's Main Event. In 1993, America's longest periodic TV show began - Monday Night RAW. While the WCW launched its own version, known as Monday Nitro, Raw was always dominant in national TV ratings.
The WWF continued to grow, so much so that in 2001, McMahon's WWF bought its rival, the WCW, for a total of seven dollars. Work was started to integrate both shows, with the use of a special storyline, named 'The Invasion'. Despite this global dominance, it was a charity in Europe that forced McMahon to change the name of his beloved organization from the WWF to World Wrestling Entertainment, known everywhere as the WWE.
The WWE is now a global phenomenon and the only instantly recognizable brand around. They have administration and marketing offices in Sydney, London and Tokyo, giving them a significant presence in every major consumer market. They currently have three regular shows om air: Raw, Smackdown and NXT.
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